Insects are the most abundant and diverse animals on earth. Insects account for roughly 5 out of every 6 species of land animals. Is it just an accident that insects are so numerous or is there some reason that can explain their diversity on earth? If insect diversity has not arisen by chance, can we identify features of their anatomy, physiology, development, and life history that can account for their diversity? What are the major events in insect evolution? A major theme of the course will be to investigate why it is that insects are such an important part of the natural world.

Insects are the most abundant and diverse animals on earth. Insects account for roughly 5 out of every 6 species of land animals. Is it just an accident that insects are so numerous or is there some reason that can explain their diversity on earth? If insect diversity has not arisen by chance, can we identify features of their anatomy, physics, development, and life history that can account for their diversity? What are the major events in insect evolution? A major theme of the course will be to investigate why it is that insects are such an important part of the natural world.

The Insects: An Outline of Entomology, 4th ed, 2010, by P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston, Blackwell Publishing.

The Insects: An Outline of Entomology, 4th ed, 2010, by P. J. Gullan & P. ​​S. Cranston, Blackwell Publishing.